From Igniting Talent to Becoming a Demon God - Section 679

"Ten minutes?"

Only a brief ten minutes had passed on the communicator.

Yet inside the mindscape, it had felt like several full hours had gone by.

"I see."

"The flow of time inside the mindscape is merely my own perception, not reality itself. If that's the case..."

Lu Chao's eyes brightened slightly, and he quickly understood what this meant.

"Wouldn't that mean I can learn high-level martial skills much faster than anyone else in the future?"

Ordinary people could only comprehend martial skills in reality, training with physical objects or engaging in actual combat with others.

But—

As long as he saw something once, he could use [Mindscape Imprint] and High-Frequency Replay, along with imagined opponents, to grasp it rapidly.

Moreover, it was not merely time. All the corresponding resources required for cultivation would also be reduced by a great deal.

"Very good."

Lu Chao nodded in satisfaction, increasingly appreciating the benefits of his new talent.

Very soon—

"Hmm?"

His body swayed. Lu Chao's brows suddenly furrowed slightly, and his gaze dimmed somewhat.

He actually felt a trace of discomfort, a weariness and emptiness coming from his mind.

It was somewhat like the brief weakness from back when he had still been weak, when he fully activated the [Flow State] talent and burned through a large amount of mental power.

"So this is the price of [High-Frequency Replay]."

Lu Chao's brow relaxed as he quickly understood the reason.

The effects of [High-Frequency Replay] were undeniably powerful, but maintaining imagined opponents within the mindscape and fighting for extended periods required considerable mental power.

The fewer things he manifested for playback, and the weaker the enemies, the lower the consumption.

Conversely, for an intense Nonhuman Rank battle like the one just now, even he could not use it without restraint.

"About half